"leatherneck" meaning in English

See leatherneck in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛð.ə.nɛk/ [General-Australian, UK], /ˈlɛð.ɚ.nɛk/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-leatherneck.ogg [Australia] Forms: leathernecks [plural]
Etymology: From leather + neck. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|leather|neck}} leather + neck Head templates: {{en-noun}} leatherneck (plural leathernecks)
  1. (slang) A soldier. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-leatherneck-en-noun-dnCdlUFH
  2. (US) Specifically, a marine. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-leatherneck-en-noun-FmYjN8FU Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for leatherneck meaning in English (1.8kB)

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